Perris — 2026-01-14

City Council

#1 Closed Session
A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Government\nCode Section 54956.9(d)(1); 1 case:\n1. Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC v. City of Perris et al, United States\nDistrict Court of California Case No. 5:25-cv-02557-SSS-DTBx\nB. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation - Government\nCode Section 54956.9 (d)(2) – 2 cases\nC. Conference with Real Property Negotiators – Government Code Section 54956.8\n1. Property: APN: 313-081-020 (24 S. D Street, Suites 108 and 110)\nNegotiating Parties: La Gare Café, LLC\nCity Negotiator:\nClara Miramontes, City Manager\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms of payment\n2. Property: APN 313-114-004 (600 S. D Street), APN\n313-114-007 (no address), APN 313-114-003 (121\nE. 6th Stret)\nNegotiating Parties: American Legion Post 595\nCity Negotiator: Clara Miramontes, City Manager\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms of payment\n3. Property: APN 311-120-029 (509 North D Street)\nNegotiating Parties: MAI II Properties, LLC\nCity Negotiator: Clara Miramontes, City Manager\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms of payment\nD. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation - Government\nCode Section 54956.9 (d)(4) – 1 case
#A Order of Business 10
A. Consideration to adopt the Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1467\napproving Zoning Code Text Amendment 25-00007 a proposal to amend the\nPerris Municipal Code requiring a Conditional Use Permit and City Council\napproval for warehouses and distribution centers larger than 50,000 square feet\nin the Light Industrial and General Industrial Zones. (Applicant: City of Perris)\nThe Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1467 is entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FINDING AN\nEXEMPTION FROM CEQA AND AMENDING CHAPTERS 19.44\n(INDUSTRIAL ZONES) AND 19.54 (AUTHORITY REVIEW AND\nPROCEDURES) OF THE PERRIS MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE A\nCONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR WAREHOUSES AND DISTRIBUTION\nCENTERS OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL\n(LI) AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE; AND MAKING FINDINGS\nRELATED THERETO
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B. Consideration to adopt the Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1468\napproving Zoning Code Text Amendment 25-00005 -A proposal to amend\nChapters 19.08 and 19.44 in Title 19 of the Perris Municipal Code to update\nindustrial development standards aimed at enhancing protections when industrial\nwarehouses and distribution projects are in proximity to sensitive receptors.\n(Applicant: City of Perris)\nThe Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1468 is entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FINDING AN\nEXEMPTION FROM CEQA AND AMENDING SECTIONS 19.08.110\n(DEFINITIONS) OF CHAPTER 19.44.030 (DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA FOR\nINDUSTRIAL\nDEVELOPMENT\nOTHER\nTHAN\nINDUSTRIAL\nWAREHOUSES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS) AND ADD SECTION\n19.44.035 (DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA FOR INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSES\nAND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS) OF CHAPTER 19.08 (DEFINITIONS) AND\n19.44 (INDUSTRIAL ZONES) OF THE PERRIS MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nAMEND THE CITY’S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL\nWAREHOUSES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS TO BE CONSISTENT\nWITH, AND IN SOME CASES STRICTER THAN, THE STATE LAW\nDEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ENACTED BY PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY\nBILL 98 (AB 98), AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL (SB 415); AND MAKING\nFINDINGS RELATED THERETO
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C. Consideration to adopt the Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1469\nto address Just Cause Eviction Protections Pursuant to AB 1482.\nThe Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance Number 1469 is entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL JUST-CAUSE EVICTION\nPROTECTIONS CONSISTENT WITH AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE\nCALIFORNIA TENANT PROTECTION ACT
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D. Consideration to approve a funding allocation for implementation of the City of\nPerris Business Attraction, Retention, Expansion, and Development Strategies\n(BAREDS), in the amount of $1,008,941.04.
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E. Consideration to approve the 2026 City Council meeting schedule.
#F Order of Business 10
F. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract Services Agreement\nbetween the City of Perris and Mark Thomas and Company, Inc. for the I-\n215/Harley Knox Boulevard Interchange Improvements (CIP S095), Project\nApproval and Environmental Document (PA&ED), extending the contract term\nfrom December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
#G Order of Business 10
G. Consideration to approve the City’s monthly Check Registers for November and\nDecember 2025.
#A Order of Business 11
A. Consideration to adopt Proposed Resolution Numbers (next in order) regarding\nannexation of CUP 20-05101 (Beyond Food Mart) - to the City’s Maintenance\nDistricts. CUP 20-05101 is located at the northeast corner of Harley Knox\nBoulevard and Perris Boulevard; (APN(s) 302-100-032); (Owner(s): Dena Oil)\nThe Proposed Resolution Numbers (next in order) are entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE\nWORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANNEXATION OF CUP 20-05101 TO CITY\nOF PERRIS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER 84-1 (STREETLIGHTS),\nGIVING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER’S REPORT, AND\nLEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE\nWORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANNEXATION OF CUP 20-05101 TO\nBENEFIT ZONE 202, CITY OF PERRIS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE\nDISTRICT NUMBER 1, GIVING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER’S\nREPORT, AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-\n2026\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE\nWORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANNEXATION OF CUP 20-05101 TO\nBENEFIT ZONE 166, CITY OF PERRIS FLOOD CONTROL MAINTENANCE\nDISTRICT NUMBER 1, GIVING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER’S\nREPORT, AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-\n2026\nIntroduced by: City Engineer John Pourkazemi
#B Order of Business 11
B. Consideration to adopt Proposed Resolution Numbers (next in order) regarding\nannexation of CUP 20-05101 (Beyond Food Mart) to CFD 2001-3 (North Perris\nPublic Safety District)-Annexation No. 74. CUP 20-05101 is located at the\nnortheast corner of Harley Knox Boulevard and Perris Boulevard; (APN(s) 302-\n100-032); (Owner(s): Dena Oil)\nThe Proposed Resolution Numbers (next in order) are entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2001-3 (NORTH PERRIS PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE CITY\nOF PERRIS, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO SUBMIT TO THE\nQUALIFIED ELECTORS WITHIN PROPOSED ANNEXATION NO. 74 THE\nQUESTION OF ANNEXING SUCH TERRITORY AND LEVYING OF A\nSPECIAL TAX WITHIN THE AREA OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION NO. 74\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRIS,\nACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2001-3 (NORTH PERRIS PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE CITY\nOF PERRIS, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION\nRELATING TO ANNEXATION\nNO.\n74\nAND\nORDERING\nTHE\nANNEXATION OF SUCH TERRITORY, THE LEVYING OF A SPECIAL\nTAX WITHIN THE AREA OF ANNEXATION NO. 74 AND DIRECTING\nTHE RECORDING OF A NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN\nIntroduced by: Director of Finance Matthew Schenk
#C Order of Business 11
C. Consideration to issue the 10-day report identifying the measures taken to alleviate\nthe conditions that led to the adoption of the initial 45-day Industrial Moratorium\nand adopt Proposed Interim Urgency Ordinance Number (next in order) extending\nthe initial 45-day Moratorium for an additional 10 months and 15 days until\nDecember 9, 2026, on the approval, establishment, and expansion of industrial\nwarehousing and distribution uses.\nThe Proposed Interim Urgency Ordinance Number (next in order) is entitled:\nAN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF PERRIS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,\nEXTENDING\nA\nTEMPORARY\nMORATORIUM\nON\nAPPROVAL,\nESTABLISHMENT\nAND\nEXPANSION\nOF\nWAREHOUSING\nAND\nDISTRIBUTION USES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS;\nAND MAKING FINDINGS RELATED THERETO\nIntroduced by: Director of Development Services Kenneth Phung
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A. Consideration to make appointments to the various agencies and committees to\nrepresent the City of Perris.\nIntroduced by: Mayor Michael M. Vargas
#B Order of Business 12
B. Consideration to appoint the Mayor Pro Tem for 2026.\nIntroduced by: Mayor Michael M. Vargas
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A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the Regular Joint Meeting held on\nDecember 9, 2025 of the City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment\nAgency, Public Finance Authority, Public Utility Authority, Housing Authority,\nPerris Community Economic Development Corporation and the Perris Joint\nPowers Authority.